Shoreward — Shore ward, adv. Toward the shore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoreward — [shôrwərd] adv. toward the shore: also shorewards adj. moving toward the shore … English World dictionary
shoreward — /shawr weuhrd, shohr /, adv. 1. Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land. adj. 2. facing, moving, or tending toward the shore or land: a shoreward course. 3. coming from the shore, as a wind. n. 4. the direction toward the shore or away from… … Universalium
shoreward — Ⅰ. shore [1] ► NOUN 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, etc. 2) (also shores) literary a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: distant shores. ● in shore Cf. ↑in shore ● … English terms dictionary
shoreward — or shorewards adverb Date: circa 1691 toward the shore … New Collegiate Dictionary
shoreward — shore·ward … English syllables
shoreward — shore•ward [[t]ˈʃɔr wərd, ˈʃoʊr [/t]] adv. 1) navig. Also, shore′wards. toward the shore 2) navig. facing or moving toward the shore • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
shoreward — /ˈʃɔwəd/ (say shawwuhd) adjective 1. situated near, directed towards, or facing the shore. –adverb 2. shorewards. {shore1 + ward} …
shoreward — Uka (from sea); kai (from land) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
shoreward — adjective (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land an inshore breeze an onshore gale sheltered from seaward winds • Syn: ↑inshore, ↑onshore, ↑seaward • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
